Car-replacer.



A. DUVAL.

CAR REPLACER.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.18.19x4.

Patented Apr.13

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A. DUVAL.

CAR REPLACER..

APPLICATION FILED AUG-18. I914 Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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CAR REPLACER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I8, 1914.

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ALLEN DUVAL, OF BASTROP,

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TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FIFTH 'lO H. B. COMES, ONE- ONE-FIFTH T PAUL 1). PAGE, ALL OF BASTROP COUNTY,

CAR-REPLACEE.

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Application filed August 18, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, ALLEN DUVAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bastrop, in the county of Bastrop and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Car-Replacers, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in replacers for derailed cars.

In carrying out the invention it is my purpose to provide a replacer comprising a frog that may be easily and quickly positioned upon a rail and which will serve as a guide to replace the same upon the rail, whether the wheels are arranged between the rails of the track or to the other side of the said rails.

It is also my purpose to provide a wheel guide frog which shall be strong, durable and portable, and which may be quickly positioned upon a rail and secured thereto, and which shall be thoroughly effective in attaining the purpose for which they are devised.

With the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

T11 the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a respective track showing my invention secured in operative position to the rails of the track, Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig. l and looking in the direction of the arrows, Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1, Fig. l is a similar sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the frog, Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1, the device being removed from the rail, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the frog.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numerals 1 designate the rails of a track, and 2 the ties which support the rails.

My improvement contemplates the employment of two frogs, each of a similar construction and each designated by the numeral 3. Each of the frogs 3 is formed from a block of suitable metal which, for the sake of lightness has its under-face or base dished from points adjacent its ends, so that each of said members 3 comprises a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.. Serial No. 857,394.

substantially hollow member. The frog 3 has its upper face or top of a curved or arcuate formation, the same sloping at a curvature from its center to its ends, and one of the sides of the frog, indicated by the numeral 4, is arranged at a right angle to its ends, and the said side is vertically straight. The opposite side, which is indicated by the numeral 5, is inclined inwardly from its opposite ends, one of the inclined portions indicated by the numeral 6 being of a greater length than its second inclined portion, which is indicated by the numeral 7. The side 5 is also vertically straight, and both the sides 4 and 5 are formed with flanges 8 and 9 respectively which extend the entire longitudinal length of the said sides and agree with the outer shape or formation of the said sides. Formed upon the arcuate top of the frog and extending diagona-lly from adjacent one of the ends of the flange 8 toward the opposite end of the flange 9 is an enlargement which is of a width substantially equaling the width of the heads of the rails 1, and which forms a guide tread for the wheels of the derailed truck, and the said tread is indicated by the numeral 10. Arranged to the opposite sides of the tread l0 and extending in the same direction therewith are ribs 11 and 12 respectively, the rib 12 being arranged adjaoent the angular side 5 and having one of its side walls arranged in parallel spaced relation with the short angular portion 7 of the side 5.

The tread 10 is provided with a lateral groove or recess 13, one of the walls of which being arranged flush with the inner wall of the angular portion 6 of the flange 5, and the said wall is formed with the enlarged substantially V-shaped end li of the rib 12. The ends of the frog at the diagonally opposite corners thereof, and at the terminal of the ribs 11 and 12 are elevated above the substantially V-shaped inclined surfaces 15 and 16 which are disposed between the flanges 8 and 9 and the said ribs 11 and 12, and the elevated ends at the portions thereof formed with the tread 10 have rectangular cutaway portions or openings 16 and 17 respectively, the lower walls of the ends opposite the said cut-away portions being formed with depressions 18 and 1.9 respectively, and the openings 16 and 17 together with the depressions 18 and 19 serve as passages to receive the head of the rail as well as the base flanges thereof. The sides of the frog opposite the openings or passages 16 and 17 are provided with laterally arranged threaded openings 21 and 20 which are adapted to receive the threaded stems 22 of headed members 23. Passing through the ends of the stems 22 of the members 23 and normally received within annular depressions 2% which surround the bolt openings provided with a spring 25 which serves as a means for preventing the members 23 from being removed fromthe frog, and the said members are so arranged as to contact with the web of the rail directly above the base flange thereof, and so the said members effectively sustain the frog upon the rail. In addition to the members 23, the underface of the frog at the sides forward of the ends thereof are provided with depending spurs 26 which are adapted to enter the tie 2 upon which the ends of the frog rest. Also the side 5 may have its longer angular wall 6 provided with additional threaded openings 27 through which pass sustainingelements in the nature of bolts 28.

One ofthe frogs 3 is arranged upon each of the rails 1, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the said. frogs being positioned diametrically opposite each other. The diagonally disposed tread member 10 is positioned over the heads of the rails, and consequently is arranged flush with the said rails. The wider angular portion 13 of the frog shown upon the upper rail in the said figure is disposed to the outer side of said rail, while the second angular portion 16 is disposed to the inner side of the said rail. The lower frog is arranged in a reverse position upon the second rail, that is, the saidsecond frog is turned end for end, with regard to the upper frog, so that its angular passage upon its upper face 16 is arranged between the rails but in an opposite direction to the portion 16 of the first mentioned frog, while the angular portion 15 is disposedto the outer side of the said second rail, and is arranged directly opposite the portion 15 of the first referred to frog. If a car truck is derailed and is in the position illustrated by the dotted lines and indicated by the character A in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the same will be moved in the direction of the arrow a, the wheels of the truck betweenthe track being elevated upon the frogs by being brought over the angular ways 15 and 16, the rims of the wheels of the truck arranged between the rails 1 will be guided by the flange 8 of the lower frog while the rim of the opposite wheel of the truck will travel upon the inclined way 15 of the upper frog. The rim of the last mentioned wheel will pass through the gap 13 formed in the tread 10, following the said inclined passage until it contacts with the end of the rib 11 which guides the said rim upon the track. At the same time the wheel upon the lower frog is moved upon the way 16 and the rim or flange of the wheel is guided between the flange 8 and the rib 11, the said rim of the wheel elevating the tread of the wheel to permit the same bearing upon both the rib and the tread 10, and the flange or rim of the wheel travels between the rib 11 and the flange 8 and so the tread of the wheel is positioned upon the second rail of the track. If a car truck is derailed as indicated by the dotted lines and indicated by the character B in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the said truck is moved in the direction of the arrow 1) and is guided by the shoes in substantially a manner as just described. When the frogs are arranged upon the rails it will be apparent that a train may travel over the same without danger of being interfered with by the frogs, in which instance, the rims or flanges of the rolling stock will follow the passage between the tread 10 and the ribs 11 and 12 in accordance with the position of the frogs upon the track. The openings in the angular side 5 of the frogs may be utilized for the purpose of securing the said frogs to a wrecking car as flexible elements may be passed through the same and the said frogs suspended upon the car at any convenient or desired position therein.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the simplicity of the device, as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the'invention, what I claim is:

1. A re-railing frog comprising a substantially rectangular member having an arched top, the said top being formed with a tread portion which is elevated thereabove and which is of a width equaling the thickness of a rail, and means for securing the frog upon a rail to sustain its tread above but in alinement with the rail.

2. A re-railing frog comprising a substantially rectangularmember having an arched top and its sides provided with flanges projecting above the top, the said top being provided with a diagonally disposed tread member which projects above the tie, and means for securing the frog to a rail to sustain the tread member thereof in alinement with the rail.

3. A re-railing frog comprising a substantially rectangular block, said block having an arched top, thesides of the block being formed with flanges which project above its top, a tread member formed on the top and arranged diagonally thereof, and said tread member having an angularly disposed depression arranged adjacent one of its ends.

4. A re-railing frog comprising a substan tially rectangular member, one of the sides of which being arranged at a right angle to its ends and the top of said member being arched, the second side having inwardly inclined portions which are provided with flanges that project abOW? the top, the said top having a diagonally disposed elevated tread and the said tread having a depressed portion arranged parallel with one of the angular flanges of said angular side.

5. A re-railing frog comprising a substantially rectangular hollow member having an arched top, one of the sides of the frog having arranged at a right angle to the ends thereof, the second side of the frog extending inwardly from the opposite ends thereof, both of the sides being provided with flanges which extend above the top, the frog having its upper face formed with a diagonally disposed tread which is elevated above the said top, ribs arranged upon the top and spaced from but extending parallel with the tread, said tread and one of the ribs being provided with a depression which is arranged in a line with one of the angular portions of one of the sides of the frog.

6. A rerailing frog comprising a substantially rectangular hollow member having an arched top which is provided with an elevated tread that extends diagonally from one of its corners to its opposite corner, one of the sides of the frog being inclined inwardly from its opposite end and both of the sides of the frog being formed with flanges which project above its top, the top of the frog having longitudinally extending ribs Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the which are arranged parallel with the tread, one of said flanges of the tread having a depression which is arranged in a line with one of the flanges of the angular side of the frog, the ends of the frog at the portions thereof provided with the ribs of the tread projecting above the opposite end portions of the frog and being provided with rail receiving channels, and adjustable means communicating with the channels for sustaining the frog upon a rail.

7. A re-railing frog comprising a substantially rectangular hollow member having an arched top which is provided with an elevated tread that extends diagonally from one of its corners to its opposite corner, one of the sides of the frog being inclined inwardly from its opposite end and both of the sides of the frog being formed with flanges which project above its top, the top of the frog having longitudinally extending ribs which are spaced from but arranged parallel with the tread, one of the said flanges of the tread having a depression which is arranged in a line with one of the flanges of the angular side of the frog, the ends of the frog at the portions thereof provided with the ribs of the tread projecting above the opposite end portions of the frog and being provided with rail receiving channels, and adjustable means communicating with the channels for sustaining the frog upon a rail, and the lower edges of the sides being formed with downwardly extending spikes.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN DUVAL.

Witnesses:

A. T. Mourns, RUFUS J. GBInsENBEcK, J r.

Gommissionen' of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

